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Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff will be in Aspen to fundraise for Harris-Walz campaign
Emhoff will deliver remarks at a campaign reception in Aspen on Friday.
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How can Denver address extreme heat?
This summer has brought several long-lasting heat waves, and experts say that will be the norm for the foreseeable future.
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How the bungled FAFSA rollout is impacting Colorado universities
Financial aid package were delayed for hundreds of thousands of incoming students.
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Colorado wildfire: High winds fueling Goltra fire on Lookout Mountain near Golden
The blaze has burned about 200 acres as of Wednesday morning.
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I-70 closed in both directions in Wheat Ridge as police investigate deadly semi-truck rollover
The I-70 crash killed three people and injured two others.
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Vice presidential candidate Tim Walz to make brief stop in Colorado Wednesday
The campaign reception will not be open to the public.
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Colorado wildfires: Several evacuation orders lifted for Alexander Mountain fire, Quarry fire remains complex
The latest on multiple wildfires burning across Colorado, including the Alexander Mountain and Quarry fires.
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Colorado wildfires: Sunday coverage
The latest news on the Alexander Mountain fire, Quarry fire, Stone Canyon fire and others burning across Colorado.
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Quarry fire: Firefighters focus on preventing flames from jumping Deer Creek Canyon, FEMA authorizes funding
The Quarry fire is burning in south Jefferson County and has spurred hundreds of evacuations.
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Alexander Mountain fire: More evacuations ordered as crews work to control blaze near Loveland
Conditions on Tuesday will be ideal for rapid fire growth, due to low humidity, relatively strong winds and warm temperatures.
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Monica M. Márquez becomes Colorado Supreme Court’s first Latina, openly gay chief justice
Márquez is also one of 11 openly LGBTQ state supreme court justices in the United States.
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Alexander Mountain fire: Evacuations remain as wildfire burns near Loveland
Authorities have ordered residents living near Storm Mountain to evacuate as fire crews work to contain a wildfire burning west of Loveland.
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Indigenous people living in the Pikes Peak region can now access free education at Pikes Peak State College
In a new First Nations Promise Program announced Thursday, the college said members of federally recognized Native American tribes who live in El Paso, Teller or Elbert counties are eligible.
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Commercial dairy cow farmers in Colorado must now test herds weekly for avian flu
Since April, nearly 50 Colorado cows have tested positive for avian flu, leading to occasional spillover into humans.
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Colorado voters react to Biden dropping out, Harris’ campaign launch
Some expressed relief, some called it a “great idea,” and others remain on the fence about what candidate they are going to support in November.
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Colorado lawmakers praise Biden. Polis endorses Harris as Democrats rally around the VP
President Joe Biden announced Sunday in a letter posted to X that he would not seek a second term.
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